Chris R. Morgan

The SundialBy Shirley Jackson(Penguin, 240 pages, $16) In the foreword to Penguin’s new edition of The Sundial, Shirley Jackson’s fourth novel, Victor LaValle speaks of a “kinship” he and others feel with Jackson’s work. “When meeting with readers and other writers of my generation, I find that mentioning her is like uttering a holy name.” […]